Event Archive
Air Quality Public Information System in Nepal: From Data to Aware Public and Responsive Decision Making
18 Jul 2016Managing Nepal’s growing air pollution crisis requires continuous monitoring of air quality at many locations. This information is needed for public decision making to reduce exposure to hazardous air pollution, to identify the most cost-effective measures to reduce long-term emissions, and to implement short-term emergency response measures to extremely high levels of pollution.
READ MORERegional workshop on: SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) impact pathway, partnership and communication strategy
11 Jul 2016 - 15 Jul 2016A joint development initiative of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and United States Agency for International Development (USAID), SERVIR works in partnership with leading regional organisations worldwide to help developing countries use information provided by Earth observing satellites and geospatial technologies for managing climate risks and land use.
READ MORENational training workshop on measurement and monitoring of forests in the context of REDD+ MRV (Measurement Reporting and Verification)
12 Jul 2016 - 14 Jul 2016The performance-based climate mitigation framework REDD+ encourages the reduction of emissions related to deforestation and forest degradation, and removals through enhanced forest carbon stocks and improved forest management. These activities should be measured and reported to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); including a process of verification.
READ MORELandscape Governance Initial Planning and Preparation Workshop
06 Jul 2016 - 08 Jul 2016The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) with its Regional Member Countries identified and developed transboundary landscape initiatives in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region. Several transboundary initiatives are launched and well underway in the fragile landscape of the Hindu Kush Himalayas. Studies in these areas show it is possible to strike a balance between conservation and development, and mitigate between competing claims on land use.
READ MOREREDD+ Himalaya workshop on Financial Modality and Fund Disbursement Procedure
05 Jul 2016 - 06 Jul 2016REDD+ Himalaya, a new programme of the Regional REDD+ Initiative under the Transboundary Landscape Regional Programme, contributes to the development of implementation of incentive-based mechanisms for conservation and management of natural resources through an innovative approach which promotes REDD+ co-benefits.
READ MOREWorkshop on ‘Integrating National Nature Camp Initiative into the National School Education System’
04 Jul 2016Nepal has approximately 11,000 schools (Upper Primary /Middle). The need to strengthen nature based experience of school children and teachers cannot be overemphasised. With this in mind, ICIMOD, in collaboration with National Trust for Nature Conservation, organised a three day Nature Conservation Camp in Sauraha, Chitwan 28-30 January 2016.
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